Regional Hazard Workshops

From mid-2010 onwards, we will contextualise the theoretical knowledge gained in the first project phase by confronting it more thoroughly with actual experiences and regional practices related to the core themes of the project. Therefore we will focus on the regional level and conduct three regional hazard workshops (RHW) where we will meet with local and regional decision-makers, practitioners and representatives of civil society. This shall allow us to downscale and enrich our previous findings from reviewing literature and practice examples.  

The natural hazards considered are:

I. Heat-related hazards – droughts, heat waves,
forest fires – in Southern Europe

II. Alpine hazards – mass movements,
flash floods, avalanches and debris flows

III. Riverine floods in Central Europe